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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1525 - June 2, 1581), was the last, and arguably the most successful, of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI. However he met an unfortunate end: during his time as regent he introduced the maiden, a primitive guillotine, to Scotland, and he was eventually executed by it himself.
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4 de ene. de 2020 · James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland (d. 1582) However, when the mood turned decisively against the English alliance, as represented by the Regent Arran, Douglas took a part in defending Scotland against the Earl of Hertford’s army.
James Douglas, fourteenth earl of Morton (1702–1768), natural philosopher, was born in Edinburgh, the eldest of three sons of George Douglas, thirteenth earl of Morton (1662–1738), politician, and his second wife, Frances, daughter of William Adderley of Halstow, Kent. He graduated MA from King's College, Cambridge, in 1722; he may also ...
3 de jul. de 2016 · History has not been kind to James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton. Nowhere is his indictment more apparent than at Greyfriars Kirkyard. Other controversial characters in the Scottish Reformation are revered there and at nearby Saint Giles, but not James Douglas, who ruled Scotland from 1572 until 1580, first as de facto regent, then as Regent, and later as the power presiding over the Privy Council.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1525 - June 2, 1581), was the last, and arguably the most successful, of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI. However he met an unfortunate end: during his time as regent he introduced the maiden, a primitive guillotine, to Scotland, and he was eventually executed by it himself.
James Douglas, 4. Earl of Morton. James Douglas, 4. Earl of Morton (* 1525; † 2. Juni 1581 in Edinburgh) entstammte dem in Schottland einflussreichen und weitverzweigten Douglas-Clan. Er war in das tragische Schicksal der Königin Maria Stuart verwickelt, an deren Sturz er mitwirkte, und führte von 1571 bis 1578 für ihren unmündigen Sohn ...
